A pair of Trump appointees overturned an order Boasberg issued in April initiating the potential contempt proceedings.

The case involves deportation flights to El Salvador and whether the administration ignored the judge’s order that they return to the United States.

U.S District Court Judge James Boasberg was handed a defeat Friday in his bid to slap criminal contempt charges against Trump administration officials he said defied his order to block the deportation of criminal illegal immigrants.